28953084.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  Feb 53 0015Z | Syracuse, N. Y.  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civ. Woman | CONFLICTING REPORT  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Report is too sketchy and conflicting for an effective Eval.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  30 Sec. | Confused report of three sightings. Source stated that obj appeared as a dirigible with bright lights in two large windows.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No …

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Form A

# U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, w…

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
b. A few
c. Many
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember

9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One):
a. Yes
b. No
c. Don't remember

10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?
(Circle One)
a. A mile or more away — on by the windows were of this brightness.
b. Several blocks …

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound very faint, 1st time too far off, other times.
b. Color dark, but 2 side windows bright from lights within.

17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
1st time
☐ window of light
☑ closed when it moved off
☐ I thought perhaps it was photo-grabbing the area from…

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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

1st time - A — B
others - A — B
last time - B — A

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.
feet. a long, huge dirigible

22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand and at about arm's length?

(Circle One):
a. Head of a pin
b. Pen
c. Dime
d. Nickel
e. Quar…

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|  25. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): a. Inside a building but looking out of my window. b. In a car c. Outdoors d. In an airplane e. At sea f. Other _________________________ | 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? g. Other Residential but open country beyond.  |
| --- | --- |
|  27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 1st time - look…

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32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.

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However, the object was not in the east.

33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger s…

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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?

34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One)
a. Clear sky
b. Hazy
c. Scattered clouds
d. Thick or heavy clouds
e. Don't remember

34.2 WIND (Circle One)
a. No wind
b. Slight breeze
c. Strong wind
d. Don't remember

34.3 WEATHER (Circle One)
a. Dry 1st time July 1952
b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Snow
e. Don't remember

34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. Cold 1st time, 1952
b. Cool
c. Warm 2nd time July 1952
d. Hot
e. Don't remember

35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Next morn…